LSE Enterprise, with partners Santander Asset Management (SAM) and the consulting firm Novaster, ran its second edition of the Global Pensions Programme in Miami, Florida from 15 – 18 July. Over 70 attendees from twelve countries took part, with high level participation from many of the regulatory bodies, supervisory agencies, private sector pension fund managers and policy makers. The keynote address was given by LSE Alumnus José Viñals, Director of the Capital Markets and Monetary Affairs Department of the IMF, who was followed by Professor Nick Barr, LSE. Over the four day programme, top global experts presented and debated the key issues in the sector, with the majority of attendees flying into Miami from Latin America.
Adam Austerfield, Project Director of LSE Enterprise Spain, commented:
"This really is a pioneering programme, a blend of executive education style methodology with high level content and expert speakers from a number of perspectives – academia, policy, global institutions (IMF, World Bank) and the private sector. But of course, as with any programme, the participants make it a success or not – and the group we had from so many Latin American and other countries meant we had great questions for the speakers, and a chance for substantial exchange of perspectives and challenges in the sector as well as networking in the superb setting of the Trump Hotel in Miami. We are truly proud of this highly innovative programme at LSE Enterprise, and are already planning the next edition in 2015."